The atmosphere in the living room of the main building of the Lu family was extremely tense.
Lin Zhirou felt a shiver run through her at the sight of the plate in front of her. Her whole body was trembling.
Shen Jianyi bent down to look into her eyes.
But the other woman averted her gaze, looking guilty as she said, "Don't talk nonsense. How could I possibly harm the Second Master?"
"Whether you've done it or not can't be proven by just your words. I want you to eat it to prove your innocence."
Seeing Shen Jianyi's unrelenting attitude, Lin Zhirou's eyes welled up with tears. Her nose was sour and the corners of her eyes were tinged red.
At this moment, Lu Ziqian also had his doubts.
Although he wanted Lin Zhirou to get rid of this daughter - in - law, he wasn't completely trusting of her.
As everyone knew, Lin Zhirou had been rescued by the Liu family. With such a big incident, if it was Director Liu who had rescued her, Liu Ying would surely have taken some action.
The fact that there was no news from her might mean that it was Liu Ying who had arranged it, and this woman in front of him was sent by Liu Ying to harm him.
If that was the case, things would get interesting. It seemed that what Liu Ying had said to him yesterday wasn't a joke.
"Second Master, I really won't harm you," Lin Zhirou tried to appeal to him, her drooping eyes looking pitiful. "Don't you trust me either...?"
Hearing this, Lu Ziqian smiled, looking kind, but he replied in the coldest tone, "Of course I trust you. Since you don't want to harm me, why not eat it and let her see clearly?"
Now Lin Zhirou was completely at a loss. They clearly didn't intend to let her off. This wasn't a welcome banquet at all; it was a Hongmen Banquet.
Now she was in a desperate situation. There was no one who could save her.
"If you're too scared to eat it, then just admit it," Shen Jianyi said as she took out a test strip from somewhere and put it on the plate.
In a short while, the test strip changed from light pink to purple, indicating that the plate was indeed contaminated with poison.
Everyone witnessed this. There was no room for anyone to claim they were wronged.
"Father, you've seen it too," she picked up the test strip and showed it to everyone. "I don't think I need to explain further."
Indeed, they all saw it clearly.
Lu Ziqian took a deep breath. His mind went blank. It seemed that he couldn't trust anyone now.
He waved his hand, and the bodyguards in the family gathered around, surrounding Lin Zhirou.
Her eyes widened with tears glistening. Lin Zhirou was desperately trying to think of a way out.
"Thud!"
Without a word, Lin Zhirou knelt on the ground. She clasped her hands in front of her chest and pleaded, "Second Master, please spare me. This... this was forced on me by Mrs. Liu. I had no other choice!"
Looking at her pitiful appearance, unfortunately, Shen Jianyi felt no pity at all.
Those who did something wrong should pay the corresponding price. She was used by Liu Ying for a reason, and she couldn't blame anyone else.
Lu Ziqian no longer wanted to use her to drive his daughter - in - law out of the Lu family. After all, she had saved him a few times. It would be inappropriate to target her further.
Originally, he was going to send her back to the police station, but before he could speak, Lu Yuan, who had been silent at the dinner table, suddenly spoke coldly.
"Father, send her back to Mrs. Liu. It'll be a warning to her."
This seemed like a good idea. Lu Ziqian had never noticed that his daughter had such potential.
For Lu Yuan, this was just sending Lin Zhirou back to hell.
Handing her over to Mrs. Liu would only make Mrs. Liu hate Lu Ziqian more, and she would pour all her anger on Lin Zhirou. It was a win - win situation.
She didn't know why, but whenever she saw someone treating Shen Jianyi badly, she felt uncomfortable and wanted to take revenge on them.
In Lu Yuan's subconscious, Shen Jianyi was very important to her. She had to protect her and not let her be threatened by others.
Just as it was quiet.
Taking advantage of the atmosphere, Lu Jinsheng asked, "Father, what's the grudge between you and Mrs. Liu? Why does she want to harm you?"
He clearly knew the answer but still asked. He just wanted to see his father's attitude towards this matter.
"Because of your mother," Lu Ziqian answered directly without any hesitation, as if he didn't care about anything.
Lu Jinsheng clenched his fist under the table.
Just thinking about his mother made his whole body tremble. Thinking about his mother not recognizing him and having intermittent amnesia, his heart felt like it was being tightly squeezed.
Lu Jinsheng's expression was not good. He could even feel the anger of his irritability disorder building up inside him. He didn't know when it would explode.
Just when he thought he couldn't hold it in anymore.
A small, cold hand landed on his arm. In an instant, it was as if all the flames in his heart had been extinguished, and his emotions gradually calmed down.
"Don't be excited," the woman whispered. Her voice was so soft that only the two of them could hear it.
Only then did Lu Jinsheng manage to suppress his anger.
After leaving the main building of the Lu family that day, Lu Jinsheng was out of sorts and in a daze.
Shen Jianyi noticed this. She had never comforted anyone before and didn't know what to say.
They had only taken two steps forward when he suddenly said, "I want to go to Xu Yao's place again. I always feel like there's something going on there."
"Xu Yao?"
"Yes. A mother - son bond. I always feel that my mother is there."
If someone asked him exactly how he felt this way, he might not be able to explain it.
So, the two of them drove directly to the psychological counseling center where Xu Yao worked.
...
Inside the psychological counseling center.
Xu Yao was organizing the props.
The beautiful woman sitting in front of her looked terrified and uneasy. She was trembling all over just sitting there.
"Miss Shu, don't be afraid," Xu Yao picked up a prop. "Just relax like you usually do."
She decided to start now and kept reminding her, "Think according to what I say. Before that, you need to answer me a few questions."
Shu Qing nodded. "Okay."
"Do you know a man named Lu Jinsheng?"
She frowned slightly. For some reason, she always wanted to know who this man was in her subconscious, but she just couldn't remember.
Every time she heard this name, one or two pictures would flash through her mind, but she couldn't see them clearly.
She could only shake her head. "I don't know, but I feel that he's very important to me. This feeling is so strange. I want to see him."